Test Data Loader Design Pattern

Test Data Loader Design Pattern

Prologue

If you have access to or the ability to automate and generate large amounts of simple to complex test data, it will inevitably force you to rethink how you go about testing your software. We’ve spent a lot of time learning, crafting, and perfecting the best practices for testing with good test data.  In that time, we’ve come up with great design patterns that have enabled us to test more thoroughly, promote projects to production much quicker and with way fewer bugs.  One such design pattern is the Test Data Loader (TDL) Design Pattern.

Introduction

The Test Data Loader (TDL) design pattern provides a model for loading test data using a common set of components that interact with each other via a common interface.